Registered Nurse | PRN | Home Health | Casa Grande

JOB SUMMARY:

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs and coordinates home care services and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education and experience. The professional nurse builds from community resources to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

• Develop and initiate the plan of care and assume responsibility for ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of an individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
• Initiate proper preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provide services ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Provide patient, caregiver, and family counseling and education.
• Prepare clinical notes and communicate with the physician responsible for the home health plan of care and other healthcare practitioners as appropriate.
• Identify discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implement prior to discharge of the patient.
• Update the primary physician at least every sixty days and report any changes in the patient’s condition; obtain and receive physician’s orders as required.
• Communicate with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
• Participate in the HHA’s quality assessment and performance improvement program and in-service training.
• Participate in on‑call duties as defined by the on‑call policy.
• Ensure arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care provided every two weeks.
• Supervise Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and/or Home Health Aides (HHAs)/Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) as directed.

The above statements are a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job‑related tasks other than those stated in this description.

• Must have graduated from an approved school of nursing and be licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum of two years of experience, at least one of which is in the area of public health or home care nursing is preferred.
• Maintain a current CPR certification.
• Ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency‑related travel; must have a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.
• Self‑directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate excellent observation, problem‑solving, verbal and written communication skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Show ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
• Management experience not required.
• Responsible for supervising home health aides.
• Physical requirements:
  
  prolonged or substantial walking or standing; able to lift, position or transfer patients; lift supplies and equipment; considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching; visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.